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Thoughts on teaacing heresy

havoc — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:10:50 +0000

Carl Trueman, Why and How I Teach Heresy:

And we learn from heresies not simply by refuting them but also by first of all asking the critical question, `Is there a legitimate concern which underlies or drives this particular heresy?’ In almost every case, the answer is yes, and the orthodox can learn from the question as a means of critiquing, refining, and strengthening their own doctrinal understanding and commitment.

Teaching heresy is important because 1) heresy is what gives rise to orthodoxy, and 2) by teaching it, hopefully, we can avoid going through the same errors again.

I'm pretty strange, maybe. I enjoy studying heresies. Not that I play with them, but that I want to see the reasons they are condemned as heresy, to study some of the greatest minds in history and to correct my faith and understanding by understanding why what often seems on the surface to make sense, or sometimes just harmless undermines the historic understandings of the Church.

Theology Rocks Show #60 - "Getting Doctrines Right... and How We Get Them Wrong"

havoc — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 06:01:00 +0000

Primarily it's a discussion about the importance of the doctrine of the resurection, but we discuss a whole range of things, and how we, as humans, tend to screw them up. If there's a particular doctrine you'd like to discuss with us, let us know.

Keep Dan in your prayers. No update from Dan this week. I did get an email forward from him, but that was all. I'll check on him later today.

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Creedal Goodness

havoc — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 17:58:23 +0000

Barry Carey over at withallyourmind.net has started a series on "The Creeds and Christianity" (that's Part 1, part two is "What Good Are the Creeds?").

Growing up in the Southern Baptist Church, I was rarely exposed to the creeds, and they always seem foreign and dangerous to me because of their unfamiliarity. I currently attend a no-creed-but-Christ "Independent Non-denominational Christian Church (Instrumental)" (whatever that means), so the creeds are actually perceived (in general) as a "bad thing."

While reading Ken Sample's ([Ken's RTB bio], [Augustine Fellowship Study Center]) Without A Doubt: Answering The 20 Toughest Faith Questions, I was challenged on my preconceived notions about the creeds. Later, when I lead a discipleship study with the book, some really good discussions came from Ken's chapter on the creeds.

I still haven't fully embraced the creeds, but my fear of them is gone. In fact, I will probably start today making them part of the education of my children.

I look forward to the rest of Bary's series on the creeds.

Theology Rocks Show #33 - "Bible Colleges -- Are We Missing the Point?"

havoc — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 00:05:00 +0000

Do churches pass over the people God has planted in our congregations that could or should be ministering because they don't have a Bible College degree? Are we hiring people who have a Bible College degree who aren't called to be our ministers while we overlook gifted, qualified people who are already established to minister to our churches and communities?

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